Azong was born on 18 December 1965. He hails from Wiesi in the Upper East Region of Ghana. He acquired the ACIS in 1996. He also attended the Paris Graduate School of Management where he obtained an MBA. He later became a lecturer at the Bolgatanga Polytechnic, a position he held until he went into politics.[1]
Politicsedit
Azong first contested the Builsa South seat in the December 2008 on the ticket of the People's National Convention, winning by the narrow margin of 59 votes (0.5%).[2] He served on the Committee on Members Holding Offices of Profit, Education Youth, Sports and Culture Committee and the Standing Orders Committee.[3] In the following election in December 2012, his majority increased to 6,048 (47.12).[4] He thus became the sole PNC MP in the 6th Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana.
Although he was not a member of the NDC, Azong was appointed Minister of state responsible for Public Sector Reform by President Mills in the NDC government from 2009 to 2013.[5] In 2013, he was renominated by President Mahama as the Minister of State in charge of Public Sector Reforms, the same portfolio he held under the Mills government.[6]
Personal lifeedit
Azong is a Muslim. He is married with six children.[7]
alhassan, azong, born, december, 1965, ghanaian, politician, member, parliament, builsa, south, constituency, ghana, also, minister, state, mills, government, between, 2009, 2013, member, ghana, parliament, builsa, southincumbentassumed, office, january, 2009p. Alhassan Azong born 18 December 1965 is a Ghanaian politician and the Member of Parliament MP for the Builsa South constituency in Ghana He was also a Minister of state in the Mills government between 2009 and 2013 1 Hon Alhassan AzongMember of the Ghana Parliament for Builsa SouthIncumbentAssumed office 7 January 2009Preceded byAbolimbisa Roger AkantagriwenMinister of state Public Sector Reform In office 2009 2013PresidentJohn Atta MillsPersonal detailsBorn 1965 12 18 18 December 1965 age 58 NationalityGhanaianPolitical partyPeople s National ConventionChildren6Alma materParis Graduate School of ManagementProfessionEducationist teacherCommitteesMembers Holding Offices of Profit CommitteeEducation Youth Sports and Culture CommitteeStanding Orders Committee Contents 1 Early life 2 Politics 3 Personal life 4 Employment 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksEarly life editAzong was born on 18 December 1965 He hails from Wiesi in the Upper East Region of Ghana He acquired the ACIS in 1996 He also attended the Paris Graduate School of Management where he obtained an MBA He later became a lecturer at the Bolgatanga Polytechnic a position he held until he went into politics 1 Politics editAzong first contested the Builsa South seat in the December 2008 on the ticket of the People s National Convention winning by the narrow margin of 59 votes 0 5 2 He served on the Committee on Members Holding Offices of Profit Education Youth Sports and Culture Committee and the Standing Orders Committee 3 In the following election in December 2012 his majority increased to 6 048 47 12 4 He thus became the sole PNC MP in the 6th Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana Although he was not a member of the NDC Azong was appointed Minister of state responsible for Public Sector Reform by President Mills in the NDC government from 2009 to 2013 5 In 2013 he was renominated by President Mahama as the Minister of State in charge of Public Sector Reforms the same portfolio he held under the Mills government 6 Personal life editAzong is a Muslim He is married with six children 7 Employment editLecturer Bolgatanga Polytechnic 7 See also editList of Mills government ministers List of Mahama government ministersReferences edit a b Hon Alhassan Azong PNC Builsa South GhanaDistricts Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 23 January 2013 Parliamentary Results Builsa South Upper East GhanaWeb Retrieved 23 January 2013 Hon Alhassan Azong Parliament of Ghana Archived from the original on 17 February 2013 Retrieved 23 January 2013 Detailed Parliamentary Election Results Region UPPER EAST Constituency BUILSA SOUTH PDF 2012 Election Resulsts Electoral Commission of Ghana Retrieved 23 January 2013 permanent dead link Government is committed to resolve challenges in public sector Azong GhanaWeb 23 June 2010 Retrieved 23 January 2013 Mahama appoints more ministers Haruna for Trade GhanaWeb Archived from the original on 23 January 2013 Retrieved 23 January 2013 a b Ghana MPs MP Details Azong Alhassan GhanaMps Retrieved 24 February 2020 External links editParliament of GhanaPreceded byAbolimbisa Roger Akantagriwen Builsa South2009 present Incumbent nbsp nbsp This article about a Ghanaian politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alhassan Azong amp oldid 1187839791, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
